A weekly rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

Making its debut at the top was Pokémon Detective Pikachu starring Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith and directed by Rob Letterman

The film with the longest run was Dumbo which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Endgame which had taken £80.4 Million after 3 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

The number one film was Avengers: Age Of Ultron which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £40.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was [spooks] The Greater Good directed by Bharat Nalluri and starring Kit Harington and Tuppence Middleton which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Home which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Iron Man 2 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Furry Vengeance directed by Roger Kumble and starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Nanny Mcphee And The Big Bang which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Clash Of The Titans which had taken £19.9 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Kingdom Of Heaven starring Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson and directed by Ridley Scott

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Hitch which had taken £17.3 Million over 9 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Kevin And Perry Go Large which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Man On The Moon directed by Milos Forman and starring Jim Carrey and Gerry Becker which entered the box office at number 6.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was American Beauty which had taken £21.2 Million over 15 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

The number one film was Outbreak which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Milk Money directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Melanie Griffith and Ed Harris which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Star Trek Generations which had taken £20.1 Million over 13 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was The Hunt For Red October starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin and directed by John McTiernan

The film with the longest run was Honey I Shrunk The Kids which had been on the box office for 14 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Look Who's Talking which had taken £10 Million after 6 weeks of release.